Surgical instrument.



S. L. SELLEGK.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLIOATIQN FILED SEPT. 11. 1900.

1,059,493. Patented Apr.22, 1913.

75a; Maw 94 66 IIOLUMNM PLANOORAPH (10-, WASIHNGTON. IL c,

T01 all whom/it may concern 3 smunniia: SE L K: 0F CLEVEBMDF OHIO" Be itknownlthat I, SAMUEL L. SELLEGK, a citizen of the United States, 1residing at Cleveland, lIll the county ofjCuyahoga and ;State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Surgical lnstru-vments, of which the following :is full, clear, and exact description,had to the accompanying drawings:

My invention; relates to what :may be called a surgical instrument, inwhich instrument theoperating portion is supplied, with an antisepticsolution. a

The device herein disclosed, comprises a body portion upon: which ismounted the operatingportion of theinstrument. Withiin the bod portionis confined an anti:- septic solution, the solution being conveyed bymeans of a suitable duct to a point very near the operating portion oftheinstru-l ment. In addition, a plunger is provided for the purpose ofmore eifeetively expel-l ling the antiseptic solution. 1

The instrument may be used I to remove splinters or other foreignsubstances which may find lodgment under the skin :of an in- I dividual,and, again, it may be used to re- I move particles from between theteeth; that l is to say, as a toothpick, :in:all of which instances itwill perform an additional function: besideszits regular one, namely,that of supplying an antiseptic solution to the; parts upon which it is;used; The device will probably; find its most important user 1; as anantiseptic tooth pick.

Generally speaking, the invention come prises the elements andcombinations thereof set forth:in the accompanying claim.

Reference should be 1had to the accompanying drawings, in which z iFigure 1 is a top plan view of the instru-; ment; Fig.1 2 is a central;vertical section; and Fig. 3 is a cross section upon the line 33 0fFig. 12.1 i

In the drawings, 1 represents the body portion of the instrumentnwhich,as shown. is tubular, although the body portion might assumeotherfornis, where desired; Both ends of the body portion are screwthreaded upon the interior wall for :a short distance.

At one endof the body portion is located what I idenominate theoperating portion: 2 a of the instrument, which operating portion maybeshapedas shown in Fig. 1,,be1ng; brought to a point atone endand screwthreaded at its opposite end forthe purpose I 1 sunercnn INSTRUMENT; I

Specification ofLetters Patent. Application fil e d September 11, ieoelserial no. 517,239.; a 1 p c reference being I Patented Apra22, 11913;;

of engaging jwith:screwethreadsfinbne end of the body :portion 1.Through the part 2 1s a duct 13 which communicates with 1, an 1 opening(I the outer end ,offportion 2, a so that the antiseptic solutionpassing through the cluct 3will be suppliecl tothe instrumentsubstantially atthe pointlthereof;

At the opposite end ofthebocly ortion 1 to that which has just beendescrihcda a pl s 5 and: a rod:6 likewise square in cross sectiolrisprovided to reciprocate throughithe opening. Within, thebody portion 1and having a substantial fit with the wall thereof, is a plunger 7which? is secured upon the end of rod 6. a

Bis screw-threaded into the end.l A square: opening extends through thelplug The rod 6 extendssomewhat beyond the plugo and at its upper end issecured to a tubular casing member 8. The amemberl 8 I is of: the samegeneral conformation as the body PQI'tlOIll, and the lower portion ofthe member 8 surrounds the end of the body portion 1 and has asliding;engagement.

A sprlng 9 surrounds the I rod 6 and at one end bears against the plug,5 and at its oppositeendagainst the member184 Itwill be apparent that bydepressing the member 8 the plunger "7 will force a portion of theantiseptic solution: within the body member or 1 reservoir 1 through theduct :3 and out upon: the point of the member.

Inorder to protect the operating; 2 andlits point, I provide a cap10which is intended to slide over the end pOI'tlOnlOf the body 1, theend 2, so as to form aitight joint and to hold the cap awayoirom thepoint.

scription that function of removing 1 foreign; substances quires but:one hand of the operator, leavingthe other hand free to use as desired?Having thus describedimy invention,:what

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In a device of the character deseribed,lthe

combination withia hollow: cylindrical body portion 1 having; interiorthreads at each end 1 jacent to I one end thereof being tapered, of:

portion of the body being tapered asshownin Figs. 1 and 2,and the capbeing complementarily taperedfas shown: in Fig.

' anoperating portion threaded into one end of said body portioneandprovided with an operating point, said operating portion hav ing; alongitudinal duct therein cemn'iuni- 'licating with said point and theinteriorr of.

said 1 body portion, a; plug secured :into the opposite :end oi'ysaidbodyportion and having an axial prismatic bore, a plunger With-f in saidpbodyportion and having aprismatic,

st'enri "extending through said bore,- a cylindrieal tube fittedslidably about said body xpbrtion at one end, one end bfsaid tube be"ing p1es'ed,'and'said' stem beingconnected to '(idpieis'i p1-tlilsizpatentimay be obtained f ordfive cents each, by ad di'essing theflemn issionerlo t Patents] i 7 Washington, D. (3. 1

body po 'tion to inclose and protect said p0int."-;-

V Injestimonywhereofil hereunto afifiizim y' zo signaturein the presenceof twowionessesu 1 SAMUEL L; SELLEOKL I; Witnesses: p i "I I 'J'A.JQHUDSONy TAIF.

said closed end, a-spiral springs surround-p ing rsaidl stem betweensaid plug and said '15 'closed end, and a cap having a tapered end'ada'ptedtoseatupon the tapered end of said

